This Decision, with the exception of Article 4, shall apply from 1 May 2004 until 31 May 2007.
Producers of products falling within the product group ‘refrigerators’ which have been awarded the eco-label before 1 May 2004 may continue to use that label until 31 October 2005.
Producers of products falling within the product group ‘refrigerators’ who have applied for the award of the eco-label in respect of those products before 1 May 2004 may be awarded the eco-label under the conditions laid down in Decision 2000/40/EC. In such cases the label may be used until 31 October 2005.